The Osceola times., 1887-04-09
MISCI.I.LANFOlfS.

Two Indian youths sailed on the 30th
from Philadelphia for London TO act as
ushers at the American and Colonial ex-
hibiton.
DISTRESS, bordering on starvation, is
reported to exist in portions of Newfound-
land
The Connecticut Senate on the 3)th, by a
vote Of 20 TO 3, passed the Ten-llour law
for women and children, already passed
by the House II is the same as the
Massachusetts, law. An amendment ex-
empting mercantile establishments was
rejected by IS to 5
The Postmaster General has issued a
circular letter TO postmasters calling at
tention TO the advantages OF the special
delivery system and urging them to com
mend its use to the public as worthy Of
confidence. Its value, he says, will grow
with the growth of its business, every in-
crease OF patronage bringing with it the
means OF increased efficiency.
THE President has turned over to the
Secretary OF the Treasury an anonymous
letter and an inclosurc of $500, which he
received from some person in Brooklyn,
N. Y. The writer says he owes this
amount TO the Government for custom
duties.
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| special message to the Legislature on the
30th on the subiec, of special legislation.
The message is believed TO be aimed at
the High License bill for New York ana
Brooklyn, recently passed by the Assem-
| bly,. II is now deemed certain that the
Governor will veto the bill should the
Senate pass il.
| THE Lighthouse Board has completed
the plan for lighting the Bartholdi statue
of Liberty on Bedloe's Island. A strong
| leus will be placed in the torch, five addi-
tlonal electric lights will be placed around
the base, making thirteen OF such lights
/ in all, and number OF incandesc,nt
| lights will be placed in the interior OF the
statue. The light TO be placed in the
| torch will be one Of the most powerful
fixed lights in the world
TnE National Builders Association
closed its business a. Chicago on the 3lst
ana adjourned
TUE Illinois Legislature has been on
cially informed that the Old Lincoln home
stead at Springfield, Ill, is not for sale
TwENTy-THBEH indictments haze, so far,
been returned by the Chicag) special
grand jury investigating the alleged Cook
County frauds.
TnE Pennsylvania House of Representa-.
tlNcs, on tuc 3lsl, paSS'u feSoluliOu
protesting against irish coercion aud ex.
pressing sympathy for Ireland
A NEW postal convention has been ar
ranged between the United States and
Mexico OF great interest TO Western mer.
chants.
TUE sale OF the Stewart statuary collec
ton began in New York on the 3lst. Tha
bids for many choice works were 80 low
that they were rp iartAI
MEETINGS of Conservative and Liberal.
Union members OF the House of Commons
were held at London on the 3lst, at which
IL was determined TO support the first
reading Of the Irish Grimes bill.
THE total debt of the United States is
now 81, T0s, aJ7, 5l36t It was decreased
during March sl!,s)S451 II.
IT develops that the latest attempt on
the Cars life was mad, by an army OH
Ger, who fired at but missed the monarch,
THE Pittsburgh Pa.) police are endeav-
oring to learn of the W whereabouts or fate
Of bride OF three weeks, who has been
missing since tie recent wreck at lee
tonia, q.
THE coinage OF the mints during the
month Of March was s5, 1876, 9O6, of which
sa.GsO.bs) was in standard silver dollars
Born the ocean cable lines of the Ben.
nett Maclsay Cable Company are broken,
and the company is doing its business
over the French line, The hresks w.n
seen b rspairea,